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alotofpockets · 7 months

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Childhood dreams | Katie McCabe

Pairing: Katie McCabe x Arsenal!Reader

Request: Where reader has just joined arsenal and katie can’t stand her and there’s so much tension - basically just extreme enemies to lovers

Warnings: slight angst, absent father, enemies to lovers.

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Joining Arsenal had been a dream of yours for a long time, and now that dream was finally coming through. It has always been an amazing club in your eyes, and you were eager to start the season. There were also a couple of familiar faces on the team. Miedema and Pelova, your teammates on the Dutch National team, as well as McCabe. Your dream of playing for Arsenal one day was a shared dream with Katie back when you were just ten years old. You played together in Templeogue United, Katie had been your best friend on the team, you played there together for three years before she left the small club. Sadly, the move caused the two of you to drift apart.

It was a couple years later that you and your mom moved to the Netherlands, your mothers home country. You had been there visiting family many times, but it was the first time you had lived there yourself, though you’ve had a double passport since you were a baby. You enlisted in a club there and quickly made your way up to a professional youth team, where you got drafted for Netherlands Women’s U-17, where you met Viv, and you eventually made it to the Netherlands team together.

You were excited to play with Viv and Victoria in a different setting than the national team, to reconnect with Katie, and of course learn from the other girls on the team. Today was the first training session of the season. You arrived at the training center in your new gear, and greeted the people that were there already. You were warmly welcomed by the team that was there already. You caught up with Viv and Victoria before training started, and introduced yourself to a few other girls.

Jonas walked up onto the field and started the training session off with a speech. “Hello, everyone! I’m so glad that we’re all together again, and excited to see some new faces. Let’s make this another great season together.” Everyone cheered when he finished. After Jonas finished his speech, everyone sat down to change put on their cleats, you decide to take that moment to walk up to Katie. “Hi Katie, how have you been?” To your surprise Katie stands up without any response whatsoever and starts the first warming up drill. You are a bit perplexed at her not even saying hi, but continue putting on your cleats, to join the rest of the team on the field.

The rest of the training goes well. At first you were searching for your place in the team, but you quickly fit it. The only odd thing about the day was that Katie seemed to keep ignoring you but you decided to let it be and see the next day how things would progress.

When you get back home from the first day of training you take a quick shower before calling your mom, like you promised. “Hi honey, how was your first day?” She asks cheerfully. “It was great, mom. I’ve already learned so much and it was only the first training session.” Your mom listens to what you have to say about the training, she has always been very supportive of your career. “And how was seeing Katie again? I know you were looking forward to that.” - “I don’t know, I went to say hi but she just ignored me. I guess she wasn’t as excited to be playing Arsenal together after all these years as I am.” Your mom gave you a small pep talk before saying bye.

The following days of training Katie refuses any kind of interaction with you, going as far as changing teams when you’re on the same team. You decide to give up and just focus on yourself and the team as a whole, from that moment on you act as stone cold her way as she does to you. Which was picked up by the team that usually had warm family vibes all around, instantly. Your first weekend off you visited Viv’s place and had dinner with her and Beth. “So, what’s the deal between you and Katie?” Viv asks. “I honestly have no clue. We played together back in our teen years, we were best friends for a couple years but then grew apart because her and her family moved away. We always dreamt of playing for Arsenal together, so I thought it would be fun playing together again after all these years. She has been ignoring me since the first day of training, so I have just given up on it, you know? I’m just trying to focus on playing with you guys, because joining this club means a lot to me.” You explained as they nodded along.

You report back to the training grounds on monday. Starting with some drills before playing 5v5 games. Everyone was playing to their full potential while also having fun. The occasional foul happened but all in good fun. Since both you and Alessia were the only newcomers to the team this season, the teams were made so that the two of you were always in one of the teams, that way you could build a dynamic with each of your new team members.

A new round started, and you were paired with D’Angelo, Williamson, Walti, and Foord. On the other side of the field, Russo was paired with Zinsberger, McCabe, Little, and Mead. The game was quick paced, and the score soon made it to 1-1. Katie was getting rougher in her plays, in general Katie was a somewhat aggressive player but you hadn’t seen her play this rough in any of the other 5v5 matches. She kept pushing you off the ball and sliding into you. You were annoyed with her antics but tried to focus on getting past her many aggressive tries of ridding you off the ball. Your annoyance kept building as she did not seem to stop pushing and pulling.

You moved the ball forwards once again, but your ankle was met with a hard, late tackle from Katie. Again, fouls happen even in training but overall everyone was a good sport about it, apologizing and helping the other person up. Katie on the other hand just stood up and walked away. That’s when you snapped, you rushed to your feet and gave her a shove. “What the hell is your problem?” Before Katie could answer, Little stepped in between the two of you, even performing her captain duties during training. “That’s it, I’ve had enough of you two. With me now!” You each followed her into the changing rooms. “I don’t know what’s going on with you two, but whatever it is, it is messing with the team dynamic and I am not having that. So, sit down, talk this out and I do not want to see either one of you back on the field until you can at least treat each other with respect.” She walks out of the room and closes the door behind you without waiting for a response.

You share a look with Katie, she rolls her eyes and sits down on the bench on the right side of the room. You do the same on the opposite side of the room. You sit in silence, both not wanting to start the conversation. Katie, who had never been the one for patience, was the first to speak up, “Well, aren’t you going to say anything?” You shake your head in annoyance, “You’ve ignored me since the second I stepped foot on this field, Katie. I have no clue what I did for you to hate me this much, but I sure as hell am not going to apologize after you’ve been pushing me around without any reason.”

“Never said there wasn’t a reason.” Katie spits back. “Oh, please enlighten me on this reasoning, because again, I have no clue what horrible thing I did to you in the, what, fifteen years? That we haven’t spoken to each other.” Raising your voice at Katie took all the energy that you had left out of you, so you leaned back against the cold wall, and sigh deeply.

“You turned your back on Ireland.” Your eyes shot up to Katie’s, “What?” You say in confusion. “We always talked about representing Ireland, you and me, we planned on playing for our country, and you turned your back on our country by choosing to play for the Netherlands.” A frown fell over your face, you didn’t know what you expected her reasoning behind this anger to be but this certainly was not what you were expecting. “Katie, I did not turn my back on Ireland by choosing to come out for the Netherlands. You might have known me back when I was thirteen, but you don’t know my story after that. Especially not the story behind coming out for the Netherlands, because I have worked very hard on keeping that away from the public, so please don’t judge me for things that are beyond your knowledge on my life’s story.”

Katie stayed quiet for a moment, taking in what you said. “You are right, I don’t know about your life’s story, but coming out for the higher ranking team over the one you were born in sounds a lot like turning your back on it.” You shake your head. “It was never about ranking, Katie, and it sure as hell wasn’t an easy decision.” You close your eyes and take a deep breath in. It had been many years since you’ve talked about this subject but you decided that if you wanted whatever is happening here to end, you might as well share the truth. “When I was fifteen my dad abandoned us.” Katies eyes shot up to yours, realizing she has royally messed up with her assumptions.

You avert your eyes to the ground, as you continue. “We stayed in Ireland so I could finish the school year, but after that mom moved us to the Netherlands, so she could be with her family. I guess I hadn’t given much thought to coming out for a country since we moved, you know, with trying to deal with everything. It wasn’t until the recruiters for the Dutch National teams offered me a spot on the U17 team.” Katie was listening to your every word. “I have never struggled more with my identity than that month of my life. Ultimately, I decided to accept their offer, not because they had a higher world ranking but for my mom.” You wipe away the tears you weren’t able to keep in. Katie walks up to you, and hands you a bottle of water, before sitting down next to you. “I am so sorry, y/n. I feel really bad about the way I’ve been acting towards you. I felt betrayed but I shouldn’t have assumed anything, and for that I am truly sorry. I promise to throw my grudge out of the window, because I had no right to one.”

You walk out on the field together again, Kim gets the two of you to the side. “I don’t need to know what happened in there but I need to know that whatever is going on will no longer affect the team.” You assure her that that won’t be a problem and get back to training. The rest of the training is a lot calmer, which you appreciated. Katie even walked up to you after training, “I know you won’t just forget about the way I acted, but do you think we could meet up for a coffee sometime? I know we set off on the wrong foot here, which is completely on me, and I want to fix that.” You decide that you would like to start things over and agree to coffee that same afternoon.

Meeting up at a local cafe at one, the conversations started flowing easily. You caught up on each other’s lives and laughed over shared memories. There was no stopping the conversation as you kept discovering new subjects to elaborate on. Coffee eventually turned into dinner at a different restaurant, and plans for next hangouts were made before you left to go home.

The team noticed major changes over the next couple training sessions. Instead of ignoring and avoiding each other, you were often found together on the field. Intentionally pairing up on drills, so much so that Jonas wanted to put some extra focus on your dynamic, believing it could better the team performance. So, in training you start working together to improve the dynamic, which eventually led to meeting each other on the training fields outside of training, like old times. Together, you worked on creating new strategies and practicing them until your legs gave out.

You started considering Katie as one of your best friends, that instant connection you had as kids, seemed to resurface after the initial bad reconnection. With the training season being in full session, you spend most of your time surrounding Katie. Just like the weekend before, you met up with Katie on the field, Saturday afternoon. You’ve been running around on the field for hours, practicing maneuver after maneuver, your legs were starting to get tired but you did not want to give in yet. Katie offered to play a little one on one to close off the day.

The field was still full of dummies, so you were moving around those, while also being chased by Katie. Katie got a step ahead of you and tried kicking the ball away from your feet, but instead of kicking the ball, she ended up slipping and tripping the both of you. You both fall to the ground, legs tangled, as you roll over each other. Laughing hard when you come to a halt, laying next to each other both on your backs. You stay down for a while, both not being able to stop laughing.

Katie is the first to get up, and reaches out her hand to help you up. She pulls you up with a little too much power, which makes you bump into her. You instantly reach for her hips to stabilize yourself, laughing once again. Though, the laugher dies once you realize just how close your face is to hers, as your noses are almost touching. Katie’s eyes move between your eyes and your lips, searching for any hesitation on your end as she slowly moves closer. When she notices no hesitation, she closes the distance and softly presses her lips on yours. One of her hands moving their way up to cup your cheek. With your hands still resting on her hips you pulled her closer, and deepened the kiss. Both still out of breath from running around the field all day, you have to pull away for air sooner than you wanted to. You lean your forehead against hers as you catch your breath, your smile growing when you make eye contact with Katie. She pecks your lips again before she hugs you tight. “Want to pack up and head to my place?” Katie offers after a moment. “Yeah, I’d love to.”

So, that’s what you did. Together you packed up the cones and dummies, sharing kisses all throughout, making the packing up last longer than it needed to be. Once you felt her lips on yours, you wanted that feeling to last forever. Back at Katie’s place you each take a shower before snuggling up on the couch. You borrowed one of Katie’s soccer shorts and a hoodie, while she was wearing a pair of sweatpants and an oversized shirt. The movie you were watching turned into background noise as Katie leaned in to kiss you again.

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fernthewhimsical · 4 months

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15 Days of Deity: Cernunnos

[Disclaimer: Most, if not all of this is UPG]

Putting multiple days together because it fits better. Day 7-10

Offerings:

There are no historical offerings known, although with the carvings we do know it would makes sense if coins were part of the offerings.

Coins

antlers

statues of stags or wolves

bonfires

tree nuts like acorns or chestnuts

crystals such as green goldstone and moss agate

moss

whisky and clear water

red meat

forest walks

donate to forest preservation

clean the nature spaces near you

learn something new

hedge riding

Festivals and Sacred Days:

I offer to Cernunnos on the New Moons, and I dedicate Lughnasadh and Beltaine to him.

Sacred Places:

There is a place in the forest of de Peel, in Brabant, the Netherlands. There I first found a tree that had fallen over, the roots sticking up towards the sky and the dirt still attached to it looked like a hulking antlered figure from a distance. I felt Cernunnos’ presence so strongly here. Over the years I have returned to this spot to make offerings. It no longer looks like it did, but the place is still powerful.

The white spring in Glastonbury. There is an altar dedicated to him and it is a powerhouse. Amazing experience to be there and charge a pendant devoted to him.

And each year on Castlefest, a large pagan/fantasy festival held near Lughnasadh is a sacred Cernunnos space for me. They built a large wicker creature with a different theme each year, where people can leave their offerings to be burnt. It is amazing, and spiritual and I feel Cernunnos’ presence so strongly here. Even when I can’t be there in person and view it online instead.

Devotional Practices:

Read about him and deities connected to him

Dedicate the new moon

Dedicate forest walks

Donate to charity, especially those dedicated to forest preservation, or wolves

Study new magic techniques

Go on a spirit journey to visit him

Work on his temple or shrine

Write and read poetry dedicated to him

Read other people’s personal experiences and thoughts about him

Dance, especially around a bonfire

#deity #cernunnos #15 days of deity #pagan #paganblr #upg #gleaming grove #Hooded Hunter

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badsciencejokes · 10 months

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What a Weekend!

This past weekend I was invited to Pella, Iowa from the team at Visit Pella.

Pella, IA is East, and just a touch South, of Des Moines, IA. It's home to the largest working grain windmill in the country, which you can tour!

Dutch culture is very strong as many of the early residents of Pella were from The Netherlands. While I was sharing my walk-through town on Instagram stories (now on my highlight reel) I received so many messages from my friends in Europe thinking I was there, too! They said the large trucks gave it away that I was still in America. ;)

What surprised me the most on my trip to Pella was how much of a foodie destination this can be! We had excellent meals and pastries originating from Europe as well as some American classics. There was not a bad meal here to be found! (And we ate enough to be able to tell if there was...)

The desserts over at Vander Ploeg Bakery were scrumptious. Don't forget to get a Dutch Letter when you visit! It's a puff pastry with an almond paste.

We had coffee over at Iris Coffee - a scientific take on coffee! Pairing what would taste best to get you the most amazing cup of coffee.

Big Acai Bowl had loads of smoothies and yogurt options for a midday snack or paring to breakfast!

Van Veen Chocolates had these spectacular cookie butter dark chocolates. Had to tell ourselves not to eat them all in one sitting!!!

We had some amazing beef jerky and beef sticks at In’t Veld’s Meat Market. It was some of the best we've ever tasted!

Liberty Street Kitchen was inside our hotel, The Royal Amsterdam Hotel . We had steak and fish and they were absolutely delicious. What really knocked our socks off was the crème brûlée! (Which we ate too quickly to get a picture of.)

We also had some of the Pella Red wine from The Wijn House . It was a perfect way to relax while at the Royal Amsterdam Hotel after walking around town all day.

I won't lie to you, by lunchtime on our first day in Pella my husband was already discussing when we could come back with friends and family.

We didn't even get a chance to enjoy all the outdoor activities near Lake Red Rock. Although I am fairly certain I will go there to enjoy the next astronomical event!

I really could go on and on AND ON about how much my husband and I enjoyed Pella, Iowa. Whether you're visiting Iowa, traveling across the US on I-80, wanting to go to Europe without a passport, or just looking for an amazing place to visit, Pella needs to be on your vacation dream list.

See more of my Pella trip on the @bad_science_jokes Instagram with a full walkthrough or my little synopsis video.

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wonjinburger · 9 months

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writing prompt #04

bumping into each other as solo travelers ; park sunghoon

태양보다 찬란한 . . . 그게 바로 나

INFO : : park sunghoon x reader / romcom

wc : <1600

notes : this was lowkey rushed bcs i had an idea at 12am but i had to go sleep but i couldn't risk losing the idea

20 JANUARY 2023 : :

2:04 - it's currently 2am and i've just landed in paris, and i'm now heading to my hotel room to take a long ass nap.

13:12 - jk the nap lasted from around 11 hours. now it's 1pm and i'm going to go out for lunch. i've heard a lot of good word about a specific cafe so i'm gonna go try it out!

13:37 - the weirdest things just happened what the fuck? i bumped into this guy, who was really hot btw, by accident. obviously i apologized for it like a normal person but he just scoffed at me and left?? thanks for that random stranger.

23 JANUARY 2023 : :

12:02 - i just had a quick snack and i'm currently on the train to versailles, i wanted to have a quick look at all the beautiful architecture. i find versailles to be such a romantic and beautiful place lol

12:28 - i've arrived at versailles! i have a tour booked for today at 1pm, so i guess i'll walk around versailles for now.

13:13 - no fucking way, the guy i bumped into a few days ago is here too, like, in the same tour group as me. i said hi and he basically looked at me weird and left me standing. thank god idk this guy and i'll never see him again, he seems like an ass.

14 APRIL 2023 : :

10:16 - hi journal, today i'm in the netherlands, i heard about the keukenhof tulip garden and of course i had to come here. i just had breakfast at the hotel i'm staying in and i'm about to head out to the garden to see all the pretty flowers!

11:11 - THE GARDEN IS SO PRETTY OMG BUT THAT EXPERIENCE WAS LOWKEY RUINED. by who you may ask? by FUCKING FRANCE DUDE?? WHY IS HE EVERYWHERE???? like i was taking photos of the pretty flowers and boom, suddenly i see him through the lens of my camera, please get this guy out of my life

11 MAY 2023 : :

00:01 - i have finally done one of the things off my bucket list, and that is to visit switzerland! i always saw tiktoks and photos of the amazing view and obviously i had to come see for myself, but it's 12am rn and i am really tired so i'm gonna go sleep, then i'll explore in the morning

11:42 - okay i woke up a few minutes ago which is quite late, but i'm gonna go down to the hotel's cafeteria and have some brunch before i explore the town

4:51 - hi this isn't funny anymore, i literally just set foot into an eatery near one of the places i was visiting and i see france dude, AGAIN. can he just get out of my life atp please, i'm so sick of seeing his annoying (but ig good-looking) face. AND WHY IS THE ONLY AVAILABLE SEAT LIKE NEXT TO HIS TABLE???

-- (☆)

i'm going back home to korea today, i think i've been travelling way too much, so i'm going to go home and rest up and spend time with my family and some friends.

i boarded the plane and by that point it was 11pm and i was honestly drained. i spent a whole day exploring the more nature-y side of switzerland and the view definitely did not disappoint.

i sat myself down in my assigned seat and was so ready to fall asleep at this point. a guy walked over and sat next to me, and i bet you won't be able to figure out who was gonna be my plane seatmate for almost 12 hours. yeah it was france guy. he seemed pretty surprised to see me too i think.

after he sat himself down next to me, he looked at me, maybe i was staring too hard.. "hey" i looked at him, question marks practically all over my forehead. "can you stop staring at me" i scoffed at him, this guy is ridiculous!

the plane took off a few minutes later and i was starting to doze off, and unfortunately for me i left my neck pillow in my luggage by accident, so my head was dropping left and right.

i suddenly woke up and it felt like i was lying against something? i sat upright to see what i had been sleeping on, and it was france dude? he woke up when he felt me getting up. "you're finally up, my shoulder feels like it's about to dislocate"

'okay sorry for accidentally sleeping on your shoulder but like, rude much'

"oh shit, i'm so sorry. i left my neck pillow in my luggage and i think i just passed out suddenly" he scoffed and i was so close to losing my shit not gonna lie. but the next moment, he handed me his neck pillow and i looked at him while holding the neck pillow. "just use it, i'd rather you use my stuff than you use me" damn okay stranger. "oh, thanks?" and soon he attempted to go back to sleep.

it was currently 8:59am, which meant we still had probably less than 2 hours left of this plane ride, and i was thanking heavens because 12 hours next to this guy would've been hell if i weren't fast asleep.

france guy was moving around in his seat and i assumed he couldn't fall back asleep. i tapped on his shoulders a little to get his attention "hey, you can have your neck pillow back, seems like you can't sleep, and i'm pretty energized right now" he looked at me and sighed "it's fine, i'll just give up on going back to sleep".

after that it was pure silence. and i couldn't stand it so of course i had to open my big ass mouth.

"so.. you travel a lot?" he nodded his gaze fixed on his phone. "alone?" he nodded again still focusing on his screen. damn talking to this guy is so hard. let's bring up the past! "you remember the first time we met?" he finally looked at me. "we've met?" are you fucking serious right now.

"i bumped into you on accident in paris back in january?" he thought about it for a second before replying. "oh! i remember now, you bumped into me and almost spilt your hot coffee all over me" "hey! it almost spilt on me too okay, and i apologized for it" he shrugged it off and went back on his phone.

"you know, i kept seeing you around while i was travelling and at some point i thought you were stalking me" he looked back at me again, his eyebrows furrowed this time. "what the fuck why would i stalk you, i don't even know you?" "it happens sometimes" "hey, for all i know you could be the one stalking me right now" i was taken aback, speechless, i can't handle this guy oh my god.

"you know, your looks and personality clash a lot" he gave me a look that said 'wtf do you mean'. "you're a good-looking guy, like, i'd definitely date you if your personality was nicer" he stared at me for a while and chuckled a little. "for your information i have a great personality" "it sure doesn't seem that way" he scoffed and put his phone down before looking me in the eyes.

"i'm nice to people i'm close to, last i checked, we don't even know each other." "maybe we can change that" he looked shocked by what i said. honestly i'm shocked too, but i mean, he's pretty hot, it would be a wasted chance.

"you want us to get close?" i nodded. "you're ridiculous lady" i rested my head in the palm of my hands as i kept eye contact with him "it's y/n, lee y/n. and you are?" he looked at me in disbelief for a while. "i can't believe this is happening." he let out a deep and heavy sigh before introducing himself. "i'm park sunghoon."

"nice to meet you sunghoon. oh, i was gonna ask if you were korean, but your name just confirmed it for me" "are you heading home right now?" i nodded to his question. "homesick?" he asked, and i nodded. it seemed like he was feeling homesick too. "maybe we should hangout sometime while we're in korea" i blurted out suddenly, to my surprise he didn't oppose of this idea.

i then pushed my phone towards him, "can i have your number then?" he looked at my phone, then at me. "are you hitting on me?" i don't know, was i? i mean, i am interested in him, so i guess? "yeah i am, so what do you say, can i have your number? and maybe we can go out sometime and maybe even travel together?" he stared at me in shock, but his reply lowkey shocked me too.

"sure, let's go on a date soon"

#enhypen #enhypen imagines #enhypen scenarios #enhypen hurt/comfort #enhypen sunghoon #sunghoon #park sunghoon #sunghoon imagines #sunghoon scenarios #sunghoon x reader #wonjinburger writes

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footballerimaginess · 4 months

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Christmas Eve

25 Days Of Christmas Christmas Eve fic! Micky Ven De Ven Word Count: 393 You and Micky were celebrating Christmas for a few days in the Netherlands seeing Micky's family. This was your first time visiting at Christmas time, you were just so excited to see everyone and what Christmas was like in the Netherlands.

As the relationship was still very new and fresh, you were just so happy to be with him and couldn't wait to experience something new for the first time. "This place is so festive, look at the decorations here. So let me get this right, you celebrate Christmas on Christmas eve?" you asked him. "No we celebrate 25th and the 26th, we have days eating food and playing games. Just stuff like that really" you smiled as you headed to his house to see all the family. "This sounds perfect, I love that" you smiled as you pinched his hand tightly as you walked closer, the nerves were now setting in. "Are you nervous?" he asked you as he got a sense of how you were feeling. "I'm okay, I just hope I make a good impression" you nervously laughed. "I know they'll love you. You have met them already, why is this any different?" he asked you as you knocked on the door. "I don't know, just feel a little scared they won't like me that is all" you told him as Micky went inside as the family came rushing towards him. "y/n, it is so lovely to see you. Oh you are even more prettier than Micky described" you blushed immediately as they greeted you in hugs. "Thank you, thank you again for having me" you smiled as you were taken to the living room. "The house is so lovely and decorated" you admired as you looked around and explored. "Gonna show me your old room?" you asked him. "This is cute, aww look you have those in our house too" you touched all his football shirts that his mum had collected over his career. "Aww we do, right come on let's go and show you the food. I just know Mum has done us a full feast come on babe" he kissed the side of your head as you walked downstairs to go and enjoy all the amazing food that was on offer. You finally felt comfortable and couldn't wait to spend your first Christmas in the Netherlands.

#25 days of christmas #micky van de ven imagine #micky van de ven x reader #football imagines #football imagine #football x reader #football one shots #football one shot #futbol imagines #futbol imagine

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annabtg · 3 months

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😳 you’ve been to 16 countries wow, do you have a favorite place you visited?

I have a soft spot for NYC! I loved the hustle and bustle, the tall buildings, the museums and landmarks - it was so exciting and at the same time it felt like home! I also loved Vienna and Copenhagen big-city wise, The Netherlands in general has beautiful cities and towns (and Keukenhof!!), Thailand has AMAZING food and feels like you're in a movie...

But natural beauty-wise, I've seen the most gorgeous places in Greece. :)

#answered ask

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thane-emblem · 1 year

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15 Questions, 15 Mutuals

Thanks for the tag @sillyliterature !!

1. Are you named after anyone?

No, my mom suggested naming me after one of her friends but my parents didn't end up picking that name!

2. When was the last time you cried?

This month, can't remember exactly when but definitely this month

3. Do you have kids?

Not at the moment!

4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I used to, but I've dropped it as I've gotten older. Now I only use it to make exaggerated jokes.

6. What's your eye color?

Blue

7. Scary movies or happy endings?

Happy endings for sure, I've never been a fan of scary movies

8. Any special talents?

Hmmm... I can do voices and (some) accents? Idk if that counts but it's really useful for dnd, haha~

9. Where were you born?

The Netherlands

10. What are your hobbies?

The biggest one is writing for sure! I also love playing dnd, playing video games, reading, visiting bookstores, going on walks, singing (not especially good at it but love it anyway), sewing... I'll try just about anything, but those are my favs!

11. Have you any pets?

If my family's cat counts, then yes, even if he sadly doesn't live at my place. If I could, I'd adopt 2 cats right now.

12. What sports do you play/have played?

Right now, none. I don't like sports, generally speaking, though I love dancing and used to do kickboxing.

13. How tall are you?

like 168cm I think

14. Favorite subject in school?

English, Spanish, History, and depending on the teacher, Chemistry

15. Dream job?

Full-time author... that would be so amazing

Tagging: @jillfizzart @megatraven @vespersposts @gehaktbal @jotarowan @flatescardos @nicolasadrabbles @ahhhnorealnamesallowed @shakethatsassyass @youvegottrouble @hauntedgarden95 @gaymergoose @miharu-ojou-sama @chiaki-c and @indoctrinates (if you feel like it, no pressure!)

#thanks again for the tag~ <33 #tag games

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top 5 countries/places you've been to

croatia. absolutely beautiful, good food, only thing it could do with is sandy beaches. loved the basilica and the hot weather

glastonbury. not the festival, the abbey and the tor

just about any cathedral, but canterbury will be my top pick

the netherlands - i've always been blessed with good weather when i visit, and had a great time

SCOTLAND. my love my life. isle of skye specifically bc that's where i last went but scotland is just amazing. everyone should love scotland i think

and a special fuck you to france!

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#asks

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wolveswolves · 2 years

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May: Entering wolf territory

One of my biggest dreams is to encounter a wolf in the wild. When my parents told me about their vacation plans, I couldn't believe they unknowingly rented a holiday cottage exactly at one of the few places in the Netherlands where wolves reside.

Of course I had to pay a visit. So in May, I packed my camera gear, headed off to a village called Otterlo and for two mornings in a row, I set my alarm at 4 in the morning, cycling around in mysterious misty landscapes.

The chances of spotting wolves are extremely rare. I met many wild animals, but no wolves. But just wandering around this beautiful area knowing wolves reside here was an amazing feeling.

When it came to the debate on the possibility of wild wolves returning to the Netherlands, I’ve always felt it was a matter of when, not if. And I'm so excited that after over 150 years of absence, they are finally back and here to stay.

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#wolf #wolves #nature #holland #wildlife #my videos #video #landscape #boar #deer #sunrise #mist #fog #the netherlands

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rainberrydrops · 10 months

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21 Questions Tag

thank you for this @aomitois ��

1. Nickname:

✨Ries✨

2. Zodiac:

♉

3. Height:

your pocket-sized 4"11 girlie ✨

4. Jock, nerd, prep, goth?

Definitely nerd. I have a lot of interests that I enjoy talking about

5. Last thing I googled:

"Star Rail Yukong" 🤣 I just got her last night and I am going to build her so I'm looking at guides

6. Favorite musician:

I have a lot! It's hard to pick my most favorite among them. But if I were to recommend a musician to a friend, I would pick Blü Eyes. She's so underrated but her songs speak to the soul and the heart.

7. Song stuck in my head:

Currently? It's "Let Me Let You Go by One Ok Rock"

8. House or block flat?

There are very few flats here in my country, it's mostly condominium units 😅 so I will choose a house. It would be so cool to have my own house someday and I will surely enjoy decorating it

9. Followers:

971 amazing beautiful hoomans 💖✨

10. Do you get asks?

Yes, sometimes! And I really appreciate the time they took to send me one 🤍

11. Amount of sleep:

usually around 6-7 hours 😅 it's so hard for me to get a full 8 hours sleep nowadays. Life is really busy and there are a lot of things I have to do and want to do

12. What are you wearing?

It's usually hot and humid in where I live so just a basic white shirt and dark green shorts 😆

13. Dream job:

I do not dream of labor 🤣 but I'm proud to say I fulfilled the dream of my younger self and currently working as a professional writer for events marketing. She has always wanted to become a writer. While the process of achieving this is not easy and I experienced having self-doubt and questioning my life decisions countless of times, I guess you would always end up where you're supposed to go. And I can say I am content with the current job that I have. I am not an ambitious person and I have no desire to get promoted to a higher position because that would only mean more workload for me 🤣 and I hate the thought of that. I place a great value on work-life balance and that's the first thing I prioritize every time I apply for a job

14. Dream Trip:

I have a lot of places I want to visit! I guess it's because growing up, I wasn't able to travel a lot. So now that I am older and earning my own money, I want to spend it in a memorable way. I hope I can travel more in my country, the Philippines, because we've got a lot of beautiful scenery, forests, nature spots, and islands that I haven't seen yet. I want to visit the East Asian and other South East Asian countries because I'm interested in their culture. Traveling to Europe is also on my bucket list, and I want to visit The Netherlands the most so I could finally see my long-time best friend @happysops 💜

I have a lot of things I want to do 🤣

15. Instruments:

I hold high respect and admiration for musicians because I am not musically inclined 😅 I never had a chance to learn how to play any instruments

16. Language:

Tagalog, English, and I can read and understand a little bit of Korean and Japanese. I took a Spanish class back in college but I have forgotten everything I learned from there 🤣😭

17. 10 Favorite songs as of now

• Quarter Life Crisis - Taylor Bickett

• Getting Older - Blü Eyes

• Hype Boy - NewJeans

• Cupid - Fifty Fifty

• Ditto - NewJeans

• Left Right - XG

• Doushite - Takasetoya, Emi Noda

• Let Me Let You Go - One Ok Rock

• July - Laur Elle

• You'd Never Know - Blü Eyes

18. If you were an animal: 😼

19. Favorite food:

pepperoni pizza, takoyaki, dried mangoes, matcha!!

20. Random Fact:

I like watching concerts and attending art markets. I usually spend my paycheck on them 🤣 (please don't be like me). Actually, I will be attending Nmixx's concert this weekend and next week I'll be roaming around in another local art market 😆 being surrounded by talented and creative people uplifts my energy~

21. My aesthetic:

I don't really have a specific aesthetic but I like wearing comfortable clothes based on my mood on that day 😆 and cute jewelry and accessories 💖 my go-to bag is totes!

Tagging: @roselise @froglovemushroom

#ask ries #about ries

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chicgeekgirl89 · 4 months

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Okay, nice ask week ask -

What places are on your bucket list to visit?

Ooooh there are so many!

I'm a huge Disney World fan but I've never been to Disneyland, so that's definitely on there. And also the Asian parks, especially Tokyo because I've heard it is RIDICULOUSLY amazing!

Italy for sure. The food alone is enough to make me want to go!

Iceland seems super cool. So do the Netherlands and Switzerland.

And I'm dying to go back to Ireland. I went in college and it was such an amazing trip.

I'm currently trying to plan a trip to London and Edinburgh for Spring Break, so those are two that I will hopefully check of soon! (Also if anyone has must sees or must eats for either I would love to know!)

Thanks for asking!

#Travel

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myragewillend · 11 months

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Visited Groningen last week I was just in time to spend my money on the May fair. lol Do you have cities you'd recommend to visit next or any NL attractions for that matter? Also, stroopwafel... my beloved..

Got this ask right after someone else's ask about visiting the Netherlands, lol.

You can't visit the Netherlands and not visit any art museums. You've got Rembrandt, Vermeer and Van Gogh in Amsterdam (Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh museum), Mondriaan, M.C. Escher and more Rembrandt and Vermeer (Girl With a Pearl Earring) in Den Haag (Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Escher in Het Paleis, Mauritshuis) and other amazing art musea with many of the Dutch masters (Kröller-Müller Museum, Rembrandthuis, etc.).

If you enjoy architecture, there's obviously Amsterdam (boat tour right outside the train station is pretty fun), in Rotterdam you'll find the cube houses, and there are the Delta Works in Zeeland. If you want to visit 'older' cities, you should definitely see Maastricht in the south, one of our oldest cities (and my personal favorite, but for heavily biased reasons, though it's really got a great atmosphere and beautiful buildings and goes right over the river the Maas). In Drenthe you'll find the 'hunebedden' (dolmens), tombs from prehistoric times. As far as castles, we have palaces like Soestdijk Palace and Het Loo and old castles like Muiderslot. Den Haag is also where our government resides, if that should interest you. Personally, I'd say these sort of things aren't really worth an entire trip by itself, unless you're truly interested, but more of a fun thing to check out if you should be visiting any of these cities anyway and have an extra hour to fill.

As far as nature goes we have the Veluwe in Gelderland, a wooded area. Go to Scheveningen if you want to visit the North Sea (also has a Sea Life aquarium). The beach is popular in summer but really I think it's nicer to visit on a cold day, when all you hear are the seagulls and the waves. The northern islands are nice places as well for quiet, beachy surroundings. You're just a month too late for the Keukenhof unfortunately, the world's largest tulip garden.

Lastly, you really should visit the Efteling, a theme park in Noord Brabant with a very unique style, full of fantasy elements and animatronics, including a fairy tale forest with lots of old-fashioned fairy tales (i.e. the originals, not the Disney versions). But also roller coasters and water rides and shit. Though if you mainly want roller coasters, I'd suggest Walibi instead (previously a Six Flags park).

Ever had fresh stroopwafels from a market stall? That shit is the best. I think it's more common in winter. The Efteling has a Winter Wonderland theme going on too then, with lots of stalls serving hot snacks and drinks. Maastricht also does yearly winter markets with ice skating, a huge ferris wheel and tons of stalls with hot glühwein and warm snacks.

Hope that gives you enough ideas lol.

#ask #the Netherlands

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the-mini-muse · 2 years

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Polin Drabble - Ubiquitous

Ubiquitous aka The one with Lord Jarvis Cane the 9th

Colin looked up at the large sails of the ship that was currently taking him back home, willing the winds to expedite his journey.

He has been feeling not himself lately. If he was truly honest, he has not been feeling like himself for the past 2 weeks.

He had plans to visit France AND Spain during this tour. He had not expected to return so soon being it was still fairly early on and he had only visited a handful of places in France. He was quite excited to visit and do all the things that was on his itinerary. He had, after all, spent months crafting the perfect trip abroad with Penelope. She had help research the many places he should visit not to mention the local cuisine that he just HAD to try.

His thoughts shifted to his dear friend. Despite what anyone would say, he did think of his friend from time to time when the most innocuous thing would remind him of her. The sunsets he saw in Bavaria. The blue waters of Greece. The yellow tulips that stretched as far as the eyes could see when he was passing through the Netherlands.

Not to mention their letters!

It felt like a little piece of home when he would read those letters that contained Penelope’s thoughts during his absence. She would update him of the coming and goings of his family and make him laugh with her witty remarks. She would ask him questions of his travels and he was glad to speak with someone of things he’s seen or discovered so soon so that everything was still fresh on his mind.

Yes, everything was fine until he received letters from Eloise, Hyacinth, Benedict, and even Daphne - who he knew was busy with her new babe. They all were wonderful letters, to be sure, but they all had one thing in common.

They all talked about Penelope getting along with a Lord Jarvis Cane the 9th. Who PERPETUALLY names their son Jarvis? It was ludicrous.

And yet Penelope was quite taken with him. According to his siblings, she would promenade with him daily, spend an enormous amount of time with him in her home, and even goes out of her way to make him food!

She has NEVER made him something to eat. The thought of his Pen creating something delicious for another gentleman made him feel discomforted. Almost angry? Outraged?

Colin rubbed his chest when he felt an ache that he could not explain at the thought of Penelope with this Lord Cane. His siblings were happy to state how amicable this fellow was and quite beautiful with his piercing blue eyes and amazing brown hair. Hyacinth was quick to mention that he was fairly hairy.

He stroked the scruff of beard that had found himself growing. Penelope had not mentioned that she was partial to beards, he would’ve grown it longer just to see how she would react.

So yes, his siblings loved to show their adulations for Lord Jarvis Cane THE 9th. Colin rolled his eyes, what a pretentious name.

It was right after their letters that Colin found himself always seeing Penelope everywhere. His thoughts of her were becoming increasingly ubiquitous to the point that he could not sleep at night and when he did - she was his first thought in the morning.

Then he received a letter from Eloise stating that she had caught Penelope and Lord Cane DANCING. ALONE. In the Featherington’s drawing room!

This would not do. If anyone were to have seen them - well, his Pen would be made to marry that RAKE.

This scoundrel had no thoughts of her reputation.

No, Colin had to return and make sure that this unscrupulous Lord did not stain the purity of his dear friend. If he had laid ONE inappropriate hand at his Penelope….!

Colin found himself red with anger.

And so he found himself on a ship back home and on his way to save his Penelope from this dishonorable and untrustworthy gentleman and he uses that word most loosely.

——

He had returned home quite late into the night and so he could only take a bath and go straight to bed but he promised himself that he would visit Penelope first thing in the morning.

Propriety be damned.

He found himself caught in his mothers grip as soon as he said his greetings and he would not be able to leave until he at least had breakfast with the family. In fact, it became quite an affair with his brothers being present.

But Eloise just had to mention that Lord Jarvis Cane the Bloody 9th was most likely already WITH Penelope.

This early in the morning. No.

As quickly as he sat ravenous, he stood up feeling himself not hungry at all and just focused on seeing Penelope immediately.

In his sole focus at saying his quick goodbyes and leaving, he did not hear his mother ask “Lord Jarvis Cane the 9th?” And his siblings laughter reaching a crescendo.

——

He would later apologize to the Featherington’s butler as he felt the situation dire enough to simply move the man out of the way and start calling out for Penelope.

Then the man said that she was in the drawing room with Lord Jarvis.

He did not remember bounding into their drawing room but suddenly he was there and yelling at the top of his lungs for that rake to keep his hands off of his Penelope.

It was then that he took a moment to look about the room and only found a very startled Penelope on the floor with … a puppy? One who was now hopping towards Colin and happily wagging its tail.

He didn’t know what was going on but he felt such relief at seeing his Penelope alone - so much so that he was running on instinct at this point and so he helped her up from the floor, grabbed her face, and said I love you before giving her, hopefully, the best kiss of her life.

It had better be her only kiss or he would set about to finding this Lord and…oh Penelope felt very nice.

Her hands were now on his elbows as her soft pillowy lips brushed against his own, his tongue seeking entrance for which she opened herself with a soft whining moan that made him feel happy and proud to have elicited from her.

He pulled back when his lungs begged him to but only just so his head was still bent down with his forehead against hers. A big smile on his face as he looked at her slowly open her eyes, her breathing rapid, and a soft gasp she had let out as her beautiful blue eyes bore onto his green ones.

“Colin?” She looked at him in wonder. He hopes that she would always look at him so.

Yes. He realized.

He, Colin Bridgerton, was hopelessly, undeniably, in love with his best friend - Penelope Featherington and he told her so.

“I love you Penelope,” He caressed her lovely soft plump cheeks,” Please forsake any other and be mine as I am yours. I love you. I love love love. YOU. I love you with everything I am, everything I've been, and everything I hope to be.”

He gave her lips several quick and soft kisses and continued, “I love you with my past, and I love you for my future. I love you for the children we'll have and for the years we'll have together. I love you for every one of my smiles and even more, for every one of your smiles.”

“Yes, oh Colin I - I love you too,” His Penelope’s watery smile was full of love and tenderness and suddenly Colin felt as if the world was singing in song. Everything felt brighter around him as he bent down to give her another kiss.

“So Is it safe to assume that you will no longer be seeing Lord Cane?” He smiled at her happily, his arms now caressing her shoulders.

“Lord Cane?” She smiled back but with confusion.

“Yes, Lord Jarvis Cane the 9th,” he frowned - why were they still talking of this man again? Oh yes, he needed to make sure that scoundrel understands that Penelope was spoken for and she would be by Colin’s side for the rest of their lives because by God he was going to marry her as soon as he can convince her so.

Penelope looked at him still in confusion when the forgotten puppy yipped at them. She turned and looked down then quickly returned her now wide gaze at Colin,” Did you say..Lord Jarvis Cane? The 9th?”

Colin frowned at having to repeat himself,” Yes. Lord Jarvis Cane the 9th. “

She looked at him incredulously with her lips pursed in amusement, “Colin…”

“What?” He asked impatiently.

“Oh my darling, meet my new dog, Lord Jarvis. You know, The Canine?” She burst out in laughter.

What?

……..Ohhhhhh!

He should be quite upset at his siblings for their ruse but he really couldn’t find it in himself as he stood here with his Penelope watching her laugh.

He could decide between setting forth his revenge or buying each of his siblings gifts later.

Hmmm much later. He needs to steal a few more kisses from his Penelope before her sister or God forbid her mother comes.

And so he did kiss her.

His mouth swallowing the last of her laughter and that had made him so happy that he smiled as he gave her more kisses of love and adoration.

The End

#Polin #theminimusewrites:polin #ao3 #bridgerton #colin bridgerton #colin x penelope #penelope x colin #penelope featherington/colin bridgerton #penelope/colin #penelope featherington #polin one shot

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brella-boi · 5 months

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22!

Favourite place you visited this year?

Gods that is a rough question. This was the year of my first independent travels actually! And I learned that I quite enjoy it! So long theres someone on the other side of the airport to meet me lol

Though itd be hard to decide tbh! I didn't visit any dream places (maybe I should plan a visit to Iceland next year...) However I did meet my so many of my internet friends and went to cons etc

(im counting last december) Trip to Florida- the first trip to america from anyone in our immediate family. And on my own too! That was an insane cultural difference.

Trip to Amsterdam- Netherlands. To meet two of my oldest internet pals. This trip couldve gone at least 60% better. (Points at my aro comic)

Trip to Birmingham - UK for a furry con. Incredible experience Im going again next year and Im going to build Dango for it.

A trip around all of Italy. Ive been to Italy before but this was our family holiday. Only downside of that one is that I was still working full time.

Other travels were around Ireland for various conventions. And I do have to say, that being isolated most of the time, going to a con and meeting like minded people has not only boosted my morale but also gave me the strength to keep going really.

So Im giving an honorary mention to Q-con in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Where I crashed and tabled with @blossom-beast surrounded by so many amazing and talented people that it felt too good to be true.

#points at you #we should meet sometime as well :)#thank you for the ask!!#i have many plans for next year too but so far just one international travel #though that can always change wink wink #ask #shadow

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haeva · 9 months

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I don’t want to go to work tomorrow. I want to sleep in and catch the nearest flight to the Netherlands.

Facing this mountain of a book to edit and rewrite, these symptoms the doctors can’t figure out, trying to stay strong with my dad being sick, and now a creep hanging out at the mall catcalling me and my coworker.

I’m probably writing this as a coping mechanism so I can go to bed without such thoughts plaguing my mind. I think one of these days I’m going to break down.

These trials come, but they always seem to go. Even things I thought, and felt, could last forever, faded away. I’ll get through this. It’s just a latest rainy season I suppose.

Few things have remained the last year and a half. Friendships, bonds with family members, my mother’s love. The joy I have with my little dog Watson. My writing. The way the sun shines into my window onto the bookshelf in the evening. My favorite stories that are always amazing every time I reread them. Comfort movies I put on while studying. You. Our bond, tethered by pen pal messages and anonymous love letters, co-bloggers and writers. You’re out there, probably in school listening to some boring professor (trust me love, I’m sure you outshine them all), or in your apartment making earl grey tea. I think it’s breakfast time there, right?

I miss you. I just want to feel your embrace and my worries melt away into nothing. Some days more than others. Tonight is one of those.

I hear the coyotes now, howling and singing their songs in the distance beyond the hills. (Far beyond, don’t worry, they don’t come near houses) I hear crickets as well, and the tick of my clock which I’m pretty sure needs new batteries. It feels so still. Peaceful.

Show up in my dreams, pretty please?

(as a matter of habit, I almost clicked “ask anonymously”)

Oh how I've missed these poetic diary entries. I'm so sorry to hear about your dad. I hope he gets better and if he can't then I hope he finds peace.

I can't say I know exactly what you're going through, no one in my family has ever been sick. But I do know the feeling of wanting to pack up and leave, even if it's just for a little while.

I think about it when I feel like I have no one left in this place who cares for me. I think about it when I'm barely passing my classes and everyone else seems so much smarter than me. I think about it when I realise how my life didn't go the way I planned. I screwed up and it makes me want to cry.

In those moments I imagine what places I would go. The US comes up a lot, New York, Los Angeles, there's so many cities to visit. But whichever one I imagine, I always picture you there.

I have seen myself running into you at the mall. Or us meeting at some airport. I have even pictured you in Amsterdam and even though it's not where I live, I'm there that day. But if you saw me, really saw me, would you still like me? Or would I be better off remaining a fantasy in your head? I can be perfect that way, while the reality is flawed.

Tell me, did I show up in your dreams after all? Because you have shown up in mine.

#I think this is the first time I answered with a little diary entry of my own #it's not nearly as good as yours but it's all true and that's what matters #do I dare tag this #vampire anon #just for old times sake #cause I'm really missing the old times right now #long post

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